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Call House Madam: The Story of the Career of Beverly Davis

Call House Madam: The Story of the Career of Beverly Davis

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ISBN10: 1417986441
ISBN13: 9781417986446
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 23 2005
Pages: 444
Weight: 1.43
Height: 0.99 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Call House Madam: The Story of the Career of Beverly Davis is a biography written by Serge G. Wolsey. The book tells the story of Beverly Davis, a woman who became a successful madam in the mid-twentieth century. Davis ran a high-end call house in a major American city, catering to wealthy and powerful men. The book explores Davis's rise to success, the challenges she faced, and the secrets of her business. Wolsey draws on interviews with Davis and her associates to paint a vivid picture of the call house world, with its glamour, danger, and corruption. The book also delves into the social and political context of the time, including the changing attitudes towards prostitution and the role of women in society. Overall, Call House Madam offers a fascinating glimpse into a hidden world and the woman who ruled it.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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